Morning rush
27 min 717 trips · 85% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ShawmuttoHarvard
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A direct MBTA train from Shawmut to Harvard took a median 27 minutes across 3,105 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 31 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical27 min50th percentile
Slower trip31 min90th percentile
Scheduled28 minmedian timetable
On pace82%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Shawmut to Harvard take?
The median completed ride from Shawmut to Harvard was 27 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 28 minutes.
Based on 3,105 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 27 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 31 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Shawmut to Harvard times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Shawmut to Harvard; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
27 min 676 trips · 79% on paceEvening rush
28 min 688 trips · 84% on paceOff-peak
26 min 1,024 trips · 81% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Shawmut to Harvard was measured
The Shawmut to Harvard estimate uses 3,105 completed direct-trip stop-timestamp pairs matched to the schedule active for each observed train.
We publish the median because one dramatic delay should not define an everyday journey, and the 90th percentile because riders still need to understand the bad end of normal.
We do not infer why a trip ran slowly. Construction, incidents, crowding and weather require separate evidence.
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Trips related to Shawmut to Harvard
The Shawmut to Harvard record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Shawmut, each with a published median duration.